{"id":2377497,"date":"2024-12-07T15:28:03","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T20:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pop-superstar-gwen-stefani-shakes-up-internet-quotes-john-316-and-celebrates-the-birth-of-our-lord\/"},"modified":"2024-12-07T15:28:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T20:28:50","slug":"pop-superstar-gwen-stefani-shakes-up-internet-quotes-john-316-and-celebrates-the-birth-of-our-lord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pop-superstar-gwen-stefani-shakes-up-internet-quotes-john-316-and-celebrates-the-birth-of-our-lord\/","title":{"rendered":"Pop Superstar Gwen Stefani Shakes up Internet, Quotes John 3:16 and Celebrates &#8216;the Birth of Our Lord&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpop-superstar-gwen-stefani-shakes-up-internet-quotes-john-316-and-celebrates-the-birth-of-our-lord%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2377497&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Pop singer\u200d Gwen Stefani has partnered with the Catholic prayer app \u2062Hallow for the Christmas season, promoting it as part of a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-chosen-star-jonathan-roumie-talks-relying-on-power-of-prayer-during-rush-of-christmas-season\/\" title=\"The Chosen\u2019 Star Jonathan Roumie on the Power of Prayer in Christmas Rush\">25-day prayer challenge<\/a>.&#8221; In\u200d a video, Stefani expresses her love \u2062for \u2063Christmas and invites her fans to\u200d join her prayers, \u200cemphasizing the importance of the holiday in celebrating the birth of\u2062 jesus. This collaboration has stirred various\u200c opinions online; some praise her openness about her Christian\u2064 faith, while others express displeasure. Notable \u200creactions\u200d include john William Sherrod,\u200c who described Stefani&#8217;s vocalization of her faith as beneficial to American culture, and Joseph\u2062 Nolla, who highlighted the potential spiritual rewards \u2063for Stefani amid criticism. Stefani&#8217;s strong Catholic upbringing\u200d has been an integral part of her identity, and her husband Blake Shelton has acknowledged the importance\u2063 of faith in her life. This\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-unanimously-passes-bill-to-make-juneteenth-a-federal-holiday\/\" title=\"Senate Unanimously Passes Bill To Make Juneteenth A Federal Holiday\">holiday initiative<\/a> also features contributions from other artists associated with Hallow, \u200breflecting the \u2064app&#8217;s growing influence in the Christian community.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Pop singer Gwen Stefani has partnered with a Catholic prayer app for the Christmas season and is encouraging her fans to download it and use it with her.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Imagine showing yourself this video in 1994. Seriously, I think it&rsquo;s great that Gwen Stefani is a Christian, and is now more vocal about her faith. This is incredibly healthy for American culture,&rdquo; commentator John William Sherrod wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jwsherrod\/status\/1865078616121298995\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sherrod also posted a video in which the pop star explains why Christmas is her favorite time of the year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Imagine showing yourself this video in 1994.<\/p>\n<p>Seriously, I think it&rsquo;s great that Gwen Stefani is a Christian, and is now more vocal about her faith.<\/p>\n<p>This is incredibly healthy for American culture. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z0j2yM2W2U\">https:\/\/t.co\/z0j2yM2W2U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John William Sherrod (@jwsherrod) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jwsherrod\/status\/1865078616121298995?\">December 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s the season that we get to celebrate the birth of our Lord,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Stefani noted that she is partnering with the app Hallow as part of its &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">25-day prayer challenge leading<\/a> up to Christmas.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Join me and millions of other Christians around the world as we celebrate the truth that God so loved the world that He gave us His only Son,&rdquo; she said in words echoing the message of John 3:16.<\/p>\n<p>Stefani closed with an invitation to &ldquo;join me in praying every day. God bless.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Stefani&rsquo;s partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/catholic-group-sues-biden-administration-blatant-violation-first-amendment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hallow<\/a> got its  of reactions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Some people are really pissed that Gwen Stefani is a practicing Catholic and publicly collaborating with Hallow.<\/p>\n<p>Little do they realize that their insults only mean that her reward will be great in Heaven.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joseph Nolla, SJ (@josephnollasj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/josephnollasj\/status\/1865147838335795402?\">December 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Grew Stefani is a Jesus lover. Who knew?<\/p>\n<p>2025 we start to really prepare for his return.<\/p>\n<p>We will see hundreds of millions of hearts healed by the power of the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cYFxHcnOhd\">pic.twitter.com\/cYFxHcnOhd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christel Guillen (@Christel_OCC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Christel_OCC\/status\/1865374060265271411?\">December 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As noted on <a href=\"https:\/\/catholicvote.org\/gwen-stefani-hallow-advent-prayer-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catholic Vote<\/a>, &nbsp;Hallow is partnering with Stefani, Matt Maher, Lauren Daigle, and Sarah Kroger this year, with each artist releasing a song for the season as part of their contribution.<\/p>\n<p>Stefani was raised as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fdrs-powerful-d-day-prayer-80-years-ago-recalls-christian-faith-steeled-us-wwii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catholic<\/a> and has continued in her faith throughout her career, the site reported.<\/p>\n<p>Stefani, 55, recently spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/gwen-stefani-didnt-know-how-to-protect-kids-after-divorce-exclusive-8744991\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People<\/a> about her 2021 marriage to country star Blake Shelton after her long-term relationship with Gavin Rossdale ended in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Something that I wanted since I was a little girl is to be married and have this love that I saw my parents have and have babies. That dream was completely ruined; it was crushed, and I had to figure out how I was going to move forward and make a new dream,&nbsp; and God putting Blake in my life was just that miracle,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Shelton has commented about the role of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/court-rules-catholic-school-can-fire-gay-teacher-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">religion<\/a> in Stefani&rsquo;s life, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/13042519\/gwen-stefani-shocks-fans-new-look-promote-prayer-app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She has such a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legendary-florida-state-football-coach-bobby-bowden-dies-receives-praise-over-how-he-lived-life\/\" title=\"Legendary Florida State Football Coach Bobby Bowden Dies; Receives Praise Over How He Lived Life\">strong faith<\/a> in God,&rdquo; he said in 2022. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s&nbsp;No.&nbsp;1 in her life and has been her whole life.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She doesn&rsquo;t beat you over the head with it. 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Commentator John William Sherrod expressed his appreciation for Stefani&#8217;s openness about her Christian faith, stating that it&#8217;s beneficial for American culture. In a video, she shared why Christmas is special to her and highlighted her collaboration with the app Hallow as part of its &#8220;25-day prayer challenge&#8221; leading up to Christmas. She invited others to join in daily prayers, emphasizing the message of God&#8217;s love from John 3:16. While some reacted negatively to her partnership with Hallow, others celebrated it as a positive expression of faith. Additionally, Stefani reflected on her marriage to Blake Shelton and how their relationship has been a blessing in her life after previous challenges. 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